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Last Updated: Monday, 16 August, 2004, 15:35 GMT 16:35 UK
Woman dies in Cuba rickshaw crash
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A British man is in a coma in a Cuban hospital following an accident in which his wife died.

Gillian Owens, 45, of Maryatt Close, Winnick, Warrington, Cheshire, died when the rickshaw she was travelling in with her family crashed last Friday.

She had spent the day swimming with dolphins in Vardevo, with her husband Tony and 12-year-old daughter Georgia.

Tony, 55, is critically ill in a coma while Georgia has returned to the UK to be treated for burns.

She is in hospital and being cared for by her grandparents.

Mrs Owens' brother has flown to Cuba to escort the body back.

The British Consulate in Cuban capital Havana refused to comment on Mr Owens' condition.




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Country profile: Cuba
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